Rail-fastener.



PATENTED JUNE 30, 1908.

A.v ARETZ.

RAIL PASTENBR.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 6, 1907.

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ALBERT ARETZ, OF TARENTUM, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 30, 1908.

Applicationled November 6, 1907. Serial No. 400,963.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT ARETZ, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, residing at Tarentum, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Fasteners,` of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to rail fasteners, particularly designed for connecting the confronting ends of two sections of rails.

The objects of my invention are, first, to provide a rail fastener which will prevent lateral and vertical displacement of rails; second, to provide a simple and inexpensive fastener, wherein the use of nuts and bolts is entirely dispensed with; and third, to provide a strong and durable connection for rails that can be easily and quickly placed in position, without the use of skilled labor.

Iattain these objects by a novel construction which will be presently described, and then specifically pointed out in the claims.

1 In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved fastener, F ig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the same, and Fig. 8 is a vertical cross sectional view of the fastener.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 and 2 designate rails having their confronting ends connected together by my improved fastener. vThe web portions 3 of these rails have transverse openings 4 similar to ordinary bolt openings, and extending through said openings are a plurality of pins 5 carried by a splice bar 6 having an integral tie plate 7, the central portion of which is cut away, as at S, to save material and reduce the expense of manufacturing the fastener. The splice bar 6 and tie plate 7 are used upon the inner side of a rail, and said tie plate is secured to a tie or sleeper (not shown) by a plurality of spikes 9v passing through openings 10EL formed in said tie plate. The pins 5 besides protruding through the web portion 3 of the rails 1 and 2 enter openings 10 formed in a splice bar 11 having an integral tie plate 12, similar to the tie plate 7. The splice bar 11 is of a greater thickness or width than the splice bar 6, in order to reinforce the openings 1() formed therein for the reception of the pins 5.

It will be observed from the novel construction of my rail fastener that I do not change the present construction of rails, but provide positive and reliable means for connecting said rails together and to their support without the use of bolts and nuts.

The invention as above described is susceptible to such structural changes as are permissible by the appended claims.

Having now described my invention what l In a rail joint the combination with a pair of rails having their web portions formed with openings, of splice bars embracing said rails and terminating in integral tie plates, said tie plates extending in the same plane and provided with openings through which are adapted to extend hold-fast devices, said splice bars snugly engaging the web, lower face of the tread and upper face of the base of said rails, one of said splice bars being of greater thickness than the other and each of said tie plates being of the same thickness, said splice bar of greater thickness provided with a series of openings registering with the openings in the web portions of the rails, and pins carried by the other of said splice bars, said pins extending through said webs and engaging in the openings of the thicker splice bars.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT ARETZ.

l/Vitnesses:

ALEX RoHL, OMER J. MANANDISE. 

